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The Belgian Congo, today the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighted on a map of Africa. Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century. King Leopold II of Belgium, frustrated by Belgium's lack of international power and prestige, attempted to persuade the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin.
Prior to the creation of the Congo Free State, the International Association of the Congo (IAC) had signed treaties with over 300 native Congolese chiefs and in effect exercised sovereignty over a large area of the Congo Basin. The IAC was headquartered in Belgium and run by a committee under the presidency of Maximilien Strauch.
Belgian rule in the Congo was based on the "colonial trinity" (trinité coloniale) of state, missionary and private company interests. During the 1940s and 1950s, the Congo experienced extensive urbanization and the administration aimed to make it into a "model colony".
Congo Free State printing office at Boma, circa 1890s-1900s. Records prior to 1906 remain scarce. "As early as 1888 Leopold II created an archival service for his Congo Free State that operated as part of the Departement de l'Interieur at Brussels. The king established the archives as his personal property, however; and in 1906 the major part ...
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Belgian Congo. Incumbents. Governor-general – Eugène Jungers; Events. Date Event
1890s • 1900s in the Congo Free State • 1910s in the Belgian Congo • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) • 1960s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • 1970s in Zaire • 1980s • 1990s • 1990s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • 2000s
Stanleyville becomes capital of the newly created People's Republic of the Congo. [11] 1966 July: Mercenaries' Mutiny attempted. Stanleyville renamed "Kisangani." [7] 1967 - Second Mercenaries' Mutiny occurs. 1970 Belgian king Baudouin visits city. [citation needed] Population: 216,526. [1] 1971 Société Textile de Kisangani (manufactory ...
During the 1940s and 1950s, the Belgian Congo experienced extensive urbanisation and the colonial administration began various development programs aimed at making the territory into a "model colony". [10] One result saw the development of a new middle-class of Europeanised African "évolués" in the cities. [10]